Simon Sinek Quotes

I delight not in spreading any thing mysterious, for I consider it all lost time; but the things that all of us can see and know if we will.

It's about communication. It's about honesty. It's about treating people in the organization as deserving to know the facts. You don't try to give them half the story. You don't try to hide the story. You treat them as - as true equals, and you communicate and you communicate and communicate.

Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love the truth to give them the full light.

We could have done things in a more transparent manner and explained better.

I personally believe in progress. I think one of the most debilitating and harming things you can do to a child is to keep them in the dark.

It would be a better world if everyone in it knew all the truth about everything.

Kids know. They know everything. I would err on the side of pretty much sharing everything.

The more everybody knows about all aspects of the problems we face, the better off all of us will be. Less time spent explaining things means more time for coming up with creative solutions.

I'm a huge believer in clarity.

The American public's a lot more sophisticated than we all give them credit for. And on complicated issues, I'm going to give them straight answers. And if it takes more than three minutes, I'm going to do it.

I don't keep my secrets or my knowledge to myself.

I cannot comprehend how any man can want anything but the truth.

If I knew the answer to that question, I would disclose it.

Make sure that everyone who should know what you are doing knows what you are doing.

In my own personal career, I have felt almost the most difficult thing to deal with is someone who doesn't tell you what they are thinking.

I want to be a person who says 'Hey, if something is going on, come and tell me about it.'

It's so important that we tell customers what's going on as best as we can. And we're trying to do that. We don't often know ourselves, for so many different factors, but reliability, flexibility, and information are the three critical customer service orientations.

Sometimes I think that people are not prepared to listen and discuss truths.

What I would like is to at least have a discussion with the coach, that he tells me what he thinks. I have to know.

Inclusion and transparency have been mainstays of my leadership. It's about education and reaching out.

I try not to do it in a way that is hurtful, but I always tell him the truth, and he tells me the same thing. I trust him the most, and I know he trusts me the most.

Communication is number one, and we have to communicate honestly and openly with each other.

Sometimes players are very fed up with my communication, but that's what I do, and they know how I think. But they know I am very transparent.

I don't like the word transparency; cold dead glass is transparent. I prefer education or understanding, which are more human.

I like being straightforward. We can deal with anything as long as it's on the table.